Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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The genus Nucifraga also known as nutcracker include four species of passerine birds in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows.

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers.

Corvidae, Corvina ( Coracina), corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The genus name Nucifraga is a Neo-Latin translation of an old German name Nussbrecher, "nut-breaker".

The northern nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes), previously known as spotted nutcracker and Eurasian nutcracker, is a passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae.


Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers.
Corvidae, Corvina ( Coracina), corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The genus scientific name is a reduplication; nucifraga is a Neo-Latin translation of German Nussbrecher, "nut-breaker" based on Latin nucis "nut", and frangere "to shatter".
And caryocatactes based on Greek: karuon "nut", and kataseio "to shatter".

Indian Cuckooshrike
(Phường chèo xám lớn, Coracina macei)

Formerly known as large cuckooshrike which included many subspecies many of which were found in Southeast Asia.

The Indian cuckooshrike (Coracina macei) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae that is found on the Indian subcontinent.

Traits:
- Black-lored;
- Stripe-breasted: white breast (and belly) with gray stripes;
- Ashy head and mantle;


Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. 
Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The name Coracina is from the Ancient Greek korakinos meaning "little raven", a diminutive of korax meaning "raven".

Coracina is a large genus of birds in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.
The name Coracina is from the Ancient Greek korakinos meaning "little raven", a diminutive of korax meaning "raven".

1/ Indian Cuckooshrike
Large cuckooshrike (Phường chèo xám lớn, Coracina macei)

Lalage is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae, many of which are commonly known as trillers.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek lagages, an unidentified bird mentioned by the Greek lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria.

1/ Black-winged cuckooshrike (Phường chèo xám, Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike

2/ Indochinese cuckooshrike (Phường chèo xám nhỏ, Lalage polioptera)

Tephrodornis is a bird genus in the family Vangidae.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tephodes meaning "like ashes" or "ash-coloured" with ornis meaning "bird".

1/ Large woodshrike (Phường chèo nâu hay Bách thanh nâu xám, Tephrodornis virgatus)

2/ Common woodshrike (Phường chèo nâu mày trắng, Tephrodornis pondicerianus)

The flycatcher-shrikes are two species of small Asian passerine bird belonging to the genus Hemipus in the family Vangidae.

1/ Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Phường chèo đen, Hemipus picatus)

Vangidae: from Vanga Malagasy name Vanga pied bird, for the Hook-billed Vanga: Vanga curvirostris.
Hemipus Greek hemi- half-, small; pous foot.

The family Vangidae (from vanga, Malagasy for the hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris) comprises a group of often shrike-like medium-sized birds distributed from Asia to Africa, including the vangas of Madagascar to which the family owes its name. 

Brown-rumped Minivet
Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet (Phường chèo cánh trắng, Pericrocotus cantonensis)


Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis) is a bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
The bird breeds in China and winters in Mainland Southeast Asia.

Traits:
- Black-lored or black-eyelined;
- White-foreheaded;
- White lower body or lower parts;


Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.

Orange minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ lớn, Pericrocotus flammeus)

The orange minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) is a brightly colored bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
This bird species is similar to and used to be considered a subspecies of the scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus),
more work is to be done related to the split of these two species though.

Traits:
- Male: fiery orange color underpart or underside, black mantle and black hood;
- Female: saffron yellow underpart, ashy nape and mantle; 

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.
The species name flammeus has its roots in Latin, meaning 'fiery' or 'flame-coloured' (flamma - 'flame').

Short-billed minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ mỏ ngắn, Pericrocotus brevirostris)

Traits:
Male: Black and orange-red or red upperpart, orange-red or red underpart, black hood and mantle;
Female: gray and yellow upperpart, yellow underpart, ashy nape and mantle;

The short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. 
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.

Rosy minivet (Phường chèo hồng, Pericrocotus roseus)

The rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
The bird is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Black-lored;
- Ashy-naped;

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.

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